Game Description
Evolution Gaming uses the same set of blackjack rules for all of their tables regardless of which partner casino the games are featured on. The only differences with each table are the betting limit ranges, dedicated (branded tables), overall theme including table color, number of live dealers during a session and so forth. Evolution Gaming Debuts Speed Blackjack. On Thursday, Evolution Gaming introduced its latest blackjack live dealer version, Speed Blackjack, adding to a what is already an extensive list of accomplished titles in the segment. Once again, Evolution has found a way to introduce an innovative feature to their game and help it stand away.
Speed Blackjack is one of the latest live casino releases from Evolution Gaming that has captivated blackjack players worldwide. The game is based on the rules of standard live blackjack, but there’s a twist.
- Furthermore, Evolution Gaming has also launched its own Speed Blackjack title, designed as a “super-fast live blackjack variant” and extending the firm’s portfolio further still. Following the same rules as its regular live blackjack, the new title comes with one key difference, the dealing order when it is time for the player to make.
- Games and Licences. When playing at Evolution Gaming powered online casinos, you can expect to be able to find all the player favourites. In addition to Live Blackjack, they have Live Roulette, Live Baccarat, Live Three Card Poker and Live Casino Hold’em across a wide choice of tables and betting limits, 24/7 around the clock, which is more than most other live dealer platforms.
This is a quick 7-seat game where the dealing order does not go from left to right but changes to suit the player who makes the fastest decisions. After the initial two cards are dealt, the player who makes the quickest decision to hit/double down/split will get the next card, which speeds the game up to 30%.
On top of being faster and loaded with additional betting features like Bet Behind and side bets, Speed Blackjack is playable across multiple devices and platforms.
Environment
The action takes place in a flashy and sleek studio with a golden background where red and yellow dominate. The standard blackjack table is in the middle of the screen and the dealer is positioned behind it.
The design is not as elaborate as in other titles by Evolution Gaming, but it does not lack the casino atmosphere we can feel in land-based facilities.
Game Features
- Super-fast gameplay
- 30% faster betting
- Auto Stand and Auto Hit options
- Additional side bets
- Bet Behind
- Live chat and bet history
- Dealer always stands on 17
- Playable on all devices
Payouts
Blackjack always pays 3:2 and the winning hand will be paid 1:1. If the dealer has a blackjack and you used the insurance bet, the payout will be 2:1.
The payouts for the two optional bets — perfect pairs and 21+3 — are shown in the table below.
Perfect Pairs
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HAND | PAYOUT |
Perfect Pair | 25:1 |
Coloured Pair | 12:1 |
Mixed Pair | 6:1 |
21+3
HAND | PAYOUT |
Suited Trips | 100:1 |
Straight Flush | 40:1 |
Three of a Kind | 30:1 |
Straight | 10:1 |
Flush | 5:1 |
The optimal Return-to-Player ratio is:
- Blackjack — 99.29%
- Perfect Pairs Bet — 95.90%
- 21+3 Bet — 96.03%
Gameplay/Tutorial
Speed Blackjack is played with eight decks in the dealer’s shoe at the standard 7-seat table. The players are dealt two initial cards and instead of going from left to right, according to the seating position, now the players who make the decision to hit/double down/split get the third card first.
Having received the third card, the players can make their next move. Despite the fact that the dealer does not wait for the player, the players still have the time to make their decisions.
If they fail to do so in the appointed time frame, auto moves are initiated. Auto Stand is activated on hands valued at 12 or more, while Auto Hit is triggered on hands of 11 or less.
Apart from standard blackjack bets, Speed Blackjack includes side bets from other types of blackjack, like the perfect pairs and 21+3 bets. Perfect pair bets give you a chance to win if the first two cards you are dealt make up a mixed, coloured, or perfect pair. The 21+3 bets let you wager on poker-style card combinations made up of your first two cards and the one open card (upcard) from the dealer’s hand.
You can even use the Bet Behind option and bet on the outcome of another player’s hand when you are waiting for the open seat. If you’re already seated, this option, along with all other betting options, will also be available.
Video Description
The live feed is streamed in HD quality with a single camera angle that has a very good close-up of the action at the table. Players who have issues with bandwidth can opt for the classic view that decreases the quality of the video stream but helps you stay in the action.
There are neither standard nor slow-motion replays since the game is so fast.
Native-Speaking Dealers
The native language of Speed Blackjack is English, but since Evolution Gaming offers various languages, there is a possibility of adding other languages as well.
Mobile/Desktop Interface
You can access Speed Blackjack 24/7 on all types of desktop computers and mobile devices. Thanks to HTML5 technology, players can enjoy excellent scalability and play Speed Blackjack in both landscape and portrait modes on their smartphones. Tablet devices only support landscape mode, as do PCs.
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Evolution Gaming is a live dealer streaming platform and is the closest I’ve seen to bringing the excitement of a traditional brick and mortar casino into your home. The charm comes from the professionally trained dealers which you can tell take pride in interacting with the players and enjoying themselves. Other platforms pale in comparison as I’ve seen many a live dealer have this look of boredom with a disinterest in engaging with the players.
In fact, even when there aren’t many players at the table, the live dealers at Evolution Gaming are happy to joke around and converse with the people who are just watching. This liveliness from the dealers really makes the environment a joy to experience and certainly sets the standard for other live dealer platforms and are completely compatible with mobile devices.
Blackjack
Evolution Gaming uses the same set of blackjack rules for all of their tables regardless of which partner casino the games are featured on. The only differences with each table are the betting limit ranges, dedicated (branded tables), overall theme including table color, number of live dealers during a session and so forth.
The rules are as follows:
- Use classic seven-seat tables
- Cards are dealt from an 8 deck shoe
- Shoe is manually shuffled (around halfway through)
- US style deal (dealer cards are one face down, one face up)
- Dealer must stand on all 17’s
- Doubling after splitting is permitted
- Doubling any two cards is permitted
- No hit on split Aces (one card per Ace only)
- Re-splitting is not permitted
- Insurance is available
- Bet Behind is available
- Side bets available: 21+3, Perfect Pairs
With these rules in mind, the house edge comes out to be 0.73%. The 21+3 side bet house edge is 6.29% and the Pairs side bet house edge is 4.10%. They also provide a feature called pre-decision where you can, similarly to poker, make a decision while waiting for your turn to speed things up.
Blackjack Party
Blackjack Party has the same rules as regular blackjack, however, the presentation is more like a TV set with a dealer and a co-host creating a much more lively experience. This dynamic, along with the pumping music and bubbly chat makes for a chilled and fun environment.
These are generally low stakes (£0.50 – £25) tables with 7 seats available although an unlimited amount of viewers are allowed to bet behind any player they choose.
Blackjack Table Limits
| Game | Table Limits |
|---|---|
| Opal Blackjack | £25 – £10,000 |
| Pearl Blackjack | £25 – £10,000 |
| Emerald Blackjack | £50 – £15,000 |
| Sapphire Blackjack | £250 – £20,000 |
| Topaz Blackjack | £50 – £15,000 |
| 888 VIP Private Blackjack | £100 – £15,000 |
| Salon Prive Blackjack 1 | £1,000 – £15,000 |
| Salon Prive Blackjack 2 | £1,500 – £15,000 |
| Salon Prive Blackjack 3 | £2,000 – £15,000 |
| 888 Branded Tables | £3 – £15,000 |
| Blackjack Platinum | £250 – £10,000 |
| Blackjack Fortune | £250 – £10,000 |
| Blackjack Grand VIP | £500 – £15,000 |
| Blackjack Diamond VIP | £1,000 – £15,000 |
| Blackjack Silver (multi table) | £50 – £5,000 |
| Blackjack VIP (multi table) | £50/£100 – £5,000 |
| Blackjack A | £5 – £500 |
| Blackjack B -J | £10/£15/£20/£25/£35 – £3,000 |
| Blackjack White 1 – 3 | £10/£15/£20 – £3,000 |
| Blackjack Party | £0.25 – £25 |
Roulette
Evolution Gaming also does a fantastic job of providing a diverse set of live tables for roulette enthusiasts. They also have roulette tables to cater specifically for foreigners where the assigned host can speak in either German, Italian, Spanish, Arabic, Swedish, Turkish, Russian and Danish.
If you’re really missing the land-based casino vibe, they even have a designated stream where you can play roulette alongside other patrons at the Hippodrome Casino in London. They also have a live stream direct from Grand Casino Bucharest.
The betting limits for each table is as follows (subject to change):
| Game | Table Limits |
|---|---|
| Grand Casino Roulette | £1 – £2,000 |
| HippodromeCasino Roulette | £1 – £2,000 |
| Ruby Roulette | £10 -£10,000 |
| 888 Roulette | £1 – £5,000 |
| 777 Roulette | £1 – £5,000 |
| Immersive Roulette | £1 – £3,000 |
| Lightning Roulette | £0.50 – £3,000 |
| Speed Roulette | £1 – £3,000 |
| Roulette | £1 – £3,000 |
| Roulette VIP | £5 – £5,000 |
| Auto Roulette | £0.50 – £2,000 |
| Auto Roulette VIP | £1 – £4,000 |
| Auto Roulette La Partage | £0.50 – £2,000 |
| Dragonara Roulette | £5 – £3,000 |
| Salon Prive Roulette 2 | £100 – £10,000 |
| American Roulette | £0.10 – £5,000 |
| London Roulette | £1 – £3,000 |
| French Roulette Gold | £2 – £3,000 |
| Deutsches Roulette | £1 -£3,000 |
| Venezia Roulette | £1 – £2,000 |
| Ruleta en Vivo | £1 – £2,000 |
| Arabic Roulette | £1 – £10,000 |
| Svensk Roulette | £1 – £2,000 |
| TurkceRulet | £1 – £3,000 |
| Ruletka Live | £1 – £2,000 |
| Dansk Roulette | £1 – £2,000 |
Baccarat
Evolution Gaming’s baccarat tables are equipped with a couple of interesting features that increase the immersive experience which are the multi-camera feature, which lets you have control over choosing the camera angle when viewing the table, and the squeeze feature which lets you perform the ritual of the squeeze by showing you close-ups of the cards. They also have a speed baccarat variant for those of you looking for a faster-paced game where a round lasts only 48 seconds.
Side Bets include:
- Choice of Roads
- Pair Side Bets (Player Pair and Banker Pair)
- Additional Side Bet Options (Player Bonus, Banker Bonus, Either Pair, Perfect Pairs)
The available tables and betting limits are as follows:
| Game | Table Limits |
|---|---|
| Speed Baccarat A | £5 – £5,000 |
| Speed Baccarat B | £5 – £5,000 |
| Baccarat A | £5 – £5,000 |
| Baccarat B | £2 – £2,000 |
| No Commission Baccarat | £2 – £15,000 |
| Baccarat Control Squeeze | £25 – £25,000 |
| Baccarat Squeeze | £10 – £10,000 |
| Football Studio | £1 – £15,000 |
| Punto Banco | £2 – £2,000 |
| Dragon Tiger | £1 – £15,000 |
Poker
While not as popular as other games, Evolution Gaming provides a handful of poker options as well. These include:
Casino Hold’em
Three Card Poker
Carribean Stud Poker
As well as Ultimate Texas Hold’em & Texas Hold’em Bonus Poker.
The table betting limits are as follows:
| Game | Table Limits |
|---|---|
| 888 Poker | £1 – £1,000 |
| Caribbean Stud Poker | £1 – £1,000 |
| Casino Hold’em | £1 – £3,000 |
| Three Card Poker | £1 – £5,000 |
| Ultimate Texas Hold’em | £1 – £1,000 |
| Texas Hold’em Bonus Poker | £0.50 – £2,000 |
Dream Catcher
A unique novelty game exclusive to Evolution Gaming, Dream Catcher is a money wheel game targeted towards players who enjoy slots. It is a simple game where players bet on what number they think the wheel will stop on.
Betting limits are £0.10 – £5,000
Casino Clash
This is another unique game to Evolution Gaming which is a fast-paced top card game. The basic premise is that 1 card is drawn from an 8 deck shoe to a red and blue colored spot on the table. The objective is to bet on which color will have the higher value.
Payout is as follows:
Betting limits are £1 – £15,000
Evolution Gaming Studios
Evolution Gaming’s live studios at a glance:
- Malta
- Latvia
- Romania
- Canada
Evolution ‘On Premise’ Land-based Live Casino Locations:
- Belgium
- Spain
- USA
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Available Languages
Evolution Gaming live dealer games are available in a wide range of languages including the following:
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- English
- Danish
- Swedish
- German
- Flemish
- Finnish
- Norwegian
- French
- Spanish
Evolution Gaming also offers customizable tables which include various elements such as environment and languages (including but not limited to those listed here).